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&*%=-^.... TRAINS ARE SO CONSTRUCTED THAT THEY ....^-=%*&
@&*%=-^... HAVE TO FOLLOW A SET PATH. THIS PATH IS ...^-=%*&@
@@&*%=-^.. CALLED A "RAILWAY", WHICH IS COMPRISED ..^-=%*&@@
#@@&*%=-^. OF TWO METAL RAILS, HENCE ITS NICKNAME. .^-=%*&@@#
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@&*%=-^... BECAUSE THE LOW FRICTION BETWEEN THE ...^-=%*&@
&*%=-^.... WHEELS OF THE TRAIN AND THE RAIL METAL, ....^-=%*&
*%=-^..... THERE ARE LIMITS FOR HOW ACUTE A CURVE .....^-=%*
%=-^...... CAN BE, AND EVEN MORE SO FOR HOW MUCH ......^-=%
=-^....... THE GROUND UNDER THE RAILS CAN BE .......^-=
-^........ SLOPED. THUS A RAILWAY IS OFTEN NOT LED ........^-
^......... ON TOP OF HILLS, RATHER THROUGH THEM IN .........^
.......... TUNNELS (IF THEY ARE LARGE), OR ..........
.......... ARTIFICIAL CHASMS. ..........
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^......... THERE WILL BE TREES ON THE SIDE OF THE .........^
-^........ RAILS, BUT NOT TOO CLOSE, OR THEY WILL ........^-
=-^....... BE CUT DOWN BY THE RAILWAY JANITORS. .......^-=
%=-^...... THERE WILL BE PLAINS, AND BODIES OF ......^-=%
*%=-^..... WATER. .....^-=%*
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@&*%=-^... TRAINS GO BY DAY AND BY NIGHT. ALONG ...^-=%*&@
@@&*%=-^.. THE WAY, THERE IS INFORMATION ..^-=%*&@@
#@@&*%=-^. SCATTERED, OFTEN PUT ON TOP OF POLES, .^-=%*&@@#
@@&*%=-^.. TO BE INTERPRETED BY THE TRAIN DRIVERS. ..^-=%*&@@
@&*%=-^... DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE RAILWAY HAVE ...^-=%*&@
&*%=-^.... DIFFERENT SPEED LIMITS. ....^-=%*&
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%=-^...... SOMETIMES, TRAINS HAVE TO STOP AND WAIT ......^-=%
=-^....... FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN, FAR AWAY. THIS .......^-=
-^........ IS SIGNALED BY RED OR GREEN LIGHTS. ........^-
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.......... MANY PEOPLE FOLLOW THE RAILS BY FOOT. ..........
^......... OFTEN THIS PROVES TO BE THE SHORTER .........^
-^........ PATH BETWEEN TWO POINTS. HOWEVER THIS ........^-
=-^....... IS FROWNED UPON, AND VERY IMPOLITE .......^-=
%=-^...... TOWARD THE TRAIN DRIVERS! ......^-=%
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